Support for motor-cars.



O. W. SOHUBBRT. SUPPORT FOR MOTOR CARS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1912,

1,099,471 Patented June 9, 1914.

CHARLES W. SCHUIBERT, 0F COTTONWOOD, IOWA.

SUPPORT FOR ROTOR-CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1914;.

Application fled December 7, 1912. Serial )1 0. 735,418.

To all whom it me concern:

Be it known t at I, CHARLES W. SCHU- Bnrr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cottonwood, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports forMotor-Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description ofthe invention, such as will'enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesto means for supporting motor cars with thepneumatic tires of their wheels raised above the ground or floor; and itconsists of a wheeled truck which runs on guide rails arranged adjacentto inclined planes as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the support showing thetruck in a position to receive a motor car. Fig. 2 is a plan view of theinclined planes and guide rails. Fig. 3 is a side view of two guiderails showing the truck wheel moved forwardly. Fig. 4 is a rear view ofthe truck. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the front end portion of the truck.

A fiat support 2 is provided, such as the floor of a garage or it may bethe ground.

Two pairs of inclined planes 3 and 4: are provided, and two irs of guiderails 5 and 6. The front incli iied planes 3 and the front guide rails 5are coupled together by one or more crosspieces 7, and the inclinedplanes are adjustable laterally on the crosspieces so that they may beset at different distances apart.

The rear inclined planes and the rear guide rails 6 are coupled togetherin a simi- 1 lar manner by one or more cross-pieces 8. The two sectionsof the inclined lanes and their guide rails can be set at di erentdistances apart longitudinally to adapt them to road wheels of differentmotor ears, and the lateral adjustment of the inclined planes enablescars of different width to be run onto them. The dotted lines 11 and 12in Fig. 1 indicate respectively the axles and road wheels of a motorcar.

The inclined planes and the guide rails can be secured to the support orfloor 2 in any approved manner, and 14 are longitudinal bars, triangularin cross-section, for holding the inclined planes and guide railsalinement. The tops of the bars 14 project a little above the guiderails, and these against the adjacent inclined planes.

The rear guide-rails 6 are provided with circular segmental recesses 16at their rear end portions. They have also steep inclined portions 17 infront of the recesses, and gently inclined portions 18 in front of theparts 17. .The front guide rails 5 have stops 19 at their rear ends, andgently inclined portions 20 in front of the sto s. All the inclinedportions and the incline planes are inclined upwardly from rear tofront, and the inclined planes 3 and 4.- have flat top portions of anydesired length.

The truck 21 is provided with wheels 22 which run upon the guide rails.A reach 23 extends between the axles or bolsters of the front and reartruck wheels, and is ad justable in length in anyapprove'd way, so thatthe front and rear wheels can be set at different distances apartlongitudinally. The rear bolster 24 is provided with two forkedmetallic'brackets 25 which straddle it, and which are adjustable bothvertically and laterally u n it.

Fastening b0 ts 26 are provided for securing the brackets to thebolster, and the bolster has a lurality of bolt holes or slots 27 toenable the racketsto be adjusted to suit the axles of diiferent motorcars. The tops of the brackets 25 have notches or ooves 28 to receivethe usual truss-rods un er the rear axle of .a motor car, when the rearmotor car axle rests on top 6f the brackets 25.

The front bolster 30 is provided with two forked brackets 31 whichstraddle it, and which are secured to it by bolts 32, in a similarmanner to the rear brackets, and which are also adjustable bothvertically and laterally. The brackets 31 have projections 33 at theirrear sides for the front axle of the motor car to engage with when it isover the tops of the brackets.

A, pawl or lever 35 is pivoted to the front end portion of the reach bya pin 36, and normall engages by gravity with the teeth of a mo orratchet bar 37, which is secured to the front crosspieces between thefront ide rails. The front end of this pawl --orms an operating handle38 which projects at the front end of the truck and which is curveddownwardly. A spring catch 39 is arranged between the 3* bars guide themotor can wheels between the and the reach,-

and when the pawl is raised clearofthe handle 30 and places the pawl inengagement with. the toothed rack, by overpower- .ing the frictionalresistance of the spring catch 39. I A check spring 45is connected tothe truck and to any stationary part, to prevent the truck from runningtoo far forward, but this spring may be dispensed with, or any otherform ofspring or buffer may be used.

When the rear wheels of the truck are in the recesses 16, and the frontwheels are against the stops 19, the tops of the rear brackets 25 arebelow the level of the tops {of the front brackets, and the axles of themotor car can pass over them. When the front axle of the motor carstrikes against the projections 33, as shown in Fig. 1, the axles aredirectly over the respective brackets, and the road wheels of the motorcar have been run up the-inclined planes. The continued forwardmotion'of-the motor car along the flat tops of the inclined planes movesthe truck forwardlyfi The rear truck wheels ascend the steep inclinedportions 17 of the guide rails, so that the rear brackets are raisedinto engagement with the rear axle of the motor car, and the weight ofthe motor car is then taken by the wheeled truck, the wheels of whichrun up the gently inclined rear end portions of the guide rails untilthe road wheels of the motor car are clear of the inclined planes.

When the motor car is supported in this manner the pneumatic tires ofits road wheels are relieved of its weight, and do not become deflatedor otherwise injured.

What I claim is:

1. The combination, with a support, of inclined planes and guide railsarranged in front and rear sections on the support, longitudinal barsextending between the front and rear sections and adapted to guide themotor car between the front and rear inclined planes, and a wheeledtruck which runs on the front and rear sections of the guide rails andsupports the motor car.

2. The combination,'with a support, of lilclined planes and guide railssecured together in separate front and rear sections, one section beingadjustable longitudinally of the other section upon the said support andthe inclined planes being spaced to engage with the road Wheels of amotor car, longitudinal bars secured against the guide rails, forguiding the motor car and holding the guide rails in alinement, and atruck, for supporting the motor car, having wheels which run on the saidguide rails.

3. The combination, with inclined guide rails, and a wheeled truck whichruns-on the guide rails and supports a motor car; of means for normally'reventing the truck from moving backwarc ly on the rails, a device forholding the said means in an inoperative position to permit the truck tomove baekwardly at will, and means for automatically restoring theaforesaid means to its normal operative position when the truck reachesthe extremity of its backward movement.

4. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a lower frame, inclines mounted on the front .andrear of saidframe, the. lower part of said rear inclines being cut at agreater angle than the upper part,

an upper frame on which a vehicle is adapted to rest, said frame beingmovable up said inclines by reason of the momentum of the vehicle.

5. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a lower frame, inclines mounted on the front and rearof'said frame, the lower part of said rear inclines beingcut at agreater angle than'the upper pa'it,-an

upper frame on which a vehicle is adapted. to rest, said. frame beingmovable up said inclines by reason of the momentum of the vehicle,axle-engaging members carried'by the said upper frame, slots beingprovided in the members that engage the rear axle of the vehicle,whereby said rear axle is engaged by said members at the same time thatthe other axle-engaging members come into lifting contact with the frontaxle.

G. In a device of the character described", the combination of a lowerframe provided at its rear end with cut-out portions or rests,

inclines mounted on the front and rear of said frame, an upper frame onwhich a vehicle is adapted to rest, rollers provided on the front andrear of said upper frame and adapted to engage said inclines, therearrollers normally engaging said cut-out por-' tions and thus beingsupported on a lower level than the front rollers.

7. Ina device of the-character described,

the combination of a lower frame provided at its rear end with cut-'out'portions or rests,

inclines mounted on the front and rear'of said frame, the lower parts ofsa1d rear*1n-' clincs being cut at a .greater-angleth'an the upper partsand being immediately adjacent to said cut-out portions or rests, anupper frame on which a vehicle is adapted to rest,

rollers provided on the front and rear"of" said upper frame and adaptedtoengage said inclines, the rear rollers normally en--'1 gaging saidcut-out portions and thus being"" supported on a lower level than thefront rollers.

, 8. The combination, with a support, of inclined planes spaced toengage with the road wheels of a motor car, f'ont guide rails and rearguide rails each having gently inclined surfaces and the rear guiderails having also steeply inclined surfaces at their rear end portions,and a truck provided with means for engaging with the axles of a motorcar and having wheels which run on the said guide rails, the rear partof the truck being raised rapidly to engage with the rear axle of themotor car when the motor car and truck move forward together.

9. The combination, with a support, and, inclined planes; of guide railsarranged on. the support in front and rear sections, all the guide railshaving similar gently inclined surfaces and the rear guide rails havingalso steeply inclined surfaces at their signature in the presence of twowitnesses. 25

CHARLES W. SGHUBERT.

\Vitnesses LENA SCHUBERT, ELLEN LAWSON.

